Legal Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: plea : the defendant’s formal answer to a charge, restitution : payment made by a defendant to victim as reimbursement for monetary losses incurred as a result of the crime, remand : to return an individual to custody pending further trial, or to return a case from an appellate to a lower court for further proceedings, citation : a reference to a book or other source of legal authority, affidavit : a voluntarily, written statement of fact, confirmed by oath, adjudication : the judicial decision that ends a criminal proceeding by a judgment or acquittal, conviction, or dismissal of the case, abduction : taking away by violence or fraud and persuasion, defraud : knowingly misrepresenting facts to cheat or trick, arson : the attempted or intentional destruction of property by fire or explosion, usury : charging more interest than is permitted by law for a loan of money, coercion : the use of physical force or threats to compel someone to commit an act against his or her will, battery : non-consensual, unlawful contact, such as touching, beating or wounding of another, dismissal : finally disposing of the cause without further consideration, mayhem : the intentional infliction of injury on another which causes amputation, disfigurement or impairs the function of any part of the body, sedition : advocating the overthrow or reform of a government by unlawful means, perjury : intentionally making a false statement under oath, blackmail : an illegal demand for money or property under threat of harm or exposure of undesirable acts, felony : a serious offense carrying a penalty of incarceration from one year to life in a state prison, to the death penalty, embezzlement : the taking of another’s money or property by one entrusted with its possession, usually through employment, incorrigible : one who is incapable of reform